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SPOT FORECAST FOR TODD RANCH GPA RX...SD-SDS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
753 AM MDT FRI MAR 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON MARCH 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW CLOUDS AND FOG SHOULD DISSIPATE BY NOON. VARIABLE WINDS THIS
MORNING SHOULD BECOME SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. PLENTY OF CLEAR
SKIES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. GOOD RELATIVE HUMIDITY IS
EXPECTED TONIGHT AS A WEAK COOL FRONT DROPS INTO THE AREA EARLY
SATURDAY.

USED PORTABLE FIRE MET 1 FOR OBSERVATIONS...TR881.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
RH..................100 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS LIGHT SOUTHEAST THIS MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 7 TO 14 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41.
RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH BECOMING WEST LATE.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........2 OR VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME
                    DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69.
RH..................MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED
                    FIRE GROWTH.

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FORECASTER...EH
REQUESTED BY...JAY WICKHAM
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120322.TODDR.01/UNR